Location Information

Coming from the South

Stay on Garfield Blvd., driving east into Washington Park beyond King Drive. You will shortly come to a fork in the road. Stay left and follow the curve of the road going north and east to turn onto 55th Street as it heads straight east again. Through the curve, yield to traffic entering the road on the right.

Once on 55th Street, continue to University Avenue, one way going north. Turn left onto University and either park on the street or continue north on University past the LSTC building to the parking lot entrance on the left at 54th Place.

“Coming from the East” is an alternate to the directions above.

Coming from the North, or West

Take any expressway to Interstate 55 North and follow the signs of Lake Shore Drive South (I-55 ends at Lake Shore Drive

Take Lake Shore Drive south to the 53rd Street exit.

Turn left at the first traffic light (Hyde Park Boulevard) and proceed to 55th Street.

Turn right on 55th and continue for 3/4 mile to University Ave. (one block west of the traffic light at Woodlawn Ave.

Turn right at University Avenue. The seminary will be on your left.

Alternate: Take the Dan Ryan Expressway southbound to the Garfield/55th Street exit. Upon exit turn left (east) and travel east to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Stay on Garfield Blvd., driving east into Washington Park beyond King Drive. You will shortly come to a fork in the road. Stay left and follow the curve of the road going north and east to turn onto 55th Street as it heads straight east again. Through the curve, yield to traffic entering the road on the right.

Once on 55th Street, continue to University Avenue, one way going north. Turn left onto University and either park on the street or continue north on University past the LSTC building to the parking lot entrance on the left at 54th Place.

Coming from the East

Take Interstate 94 to the Stony Island exit.

Go north approximately 5 miles on Stony Island to 56th Street (Stony Island ends at 56th Street.) (Please note that at around 67th street, Stony splits. Take the Left two lanes staying on Stony, as the right two lanes turn into Cornell and will take you to Lake Shore Drive, which will take you out of the way. If you do happen to find yourself on Lake Shore Drive, proceed to 57th, turn left onto 57th at the Museum of Science and Industry, and go west around the Museum, to Stony Island, turn right onto Stony Island, and proceed as follows…)

Turn left, go under the viaduct, and turn right onto Lake Park.

Turn left at the first traffic light onto 55th Street and drive to University Avenue One block west of the traffic light at Woodlawn Avenue